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High Streets campaign pledges to rebuild our town centres

High Streets are the centre of the community but too often left vacant as retail and social habits change, planning policy shifts to residential conversation, and essential facilities like banks and post offices are lost. We’ve seen that in Oldham, Chadderton and Royton. Labour’s plan for high streets tackles head on many of the issuesContinue reading “High Streets campaign pledges to rebuild our town centres”

Avro FC stadium funding support

Thanks to Rob Fuller and the team at AVRO FC for taking the time to talk through plans to improve the Whitebank Road ground. Since the move to Whitebank Road a number of years ago a great deal of effort has gone into transforming the former Oldham Town FC ground and clubhouse into a thrivingContinue reading “Avro FC stadium funding support”

Progress on Co-op Party campaign – protection for retail workers

From the shop floor to the floor of the House of Commons! A significant campaign win for Co-operative movement and Usdaw the trade union as the Government commits to backing our calls for assault of shop workers to be made a stand alone offence. As well as being essential frontline workers they are tasked withContinue reading “Progress on Co-op Party campaign – protection for retail workers”

Job vacancy | Constituency Caseworker | Full Time

We are recruiting! We are looking for a Constituency Caseworker to join my busy team based at Chadderton Town Hall. We support around 8,000 personal casework and campaign lobbies from constituents each year, helping many people to get a fair deal from government departments and local public bodies, including housing, welfare, education, and health servicesContinue reading “Job vacancy | Constituency Caseworker | Full Time”

Update on 5g mobile phone and broadband masts

Following the roundtable with minister Julia Lopez on 25th March, which followed the Westminster Hall I secured, MP’s have now received an update on what action is proposed. I have included the letter, and will pull out key elements; Firstly; on the 28 days notice required to the planning authority. The issue that even onceContinue reading “Update on 5g mobile phone and broadband masts”

Sewage scandal close to home

The sewage pollution campaign is now mainstream and awareness of what’s been happening is growing all the time. That England’s largest lake, Windermere is used to dump raw human sewage by United Utilities is symbolic of the treatment of the country by the Tory governmental they’ve taken our money in £billions of dividend payments insteadContinue reading “Sewage scandal close to home”

School visit to Oldham Hulme Grammar School

It was wonderful to meet with pupils from Oldham Hulme Grammar School both at an assembly and in a question and answer session later, before the Easter break. We discussed a wide range of issues in politics locally, nationally and around the world; all impressively prepared for. School visits here and to Parliament itself areContinue reading “School visit to Oldham Hulme Grammar School”

Death of the Mayoress of Oldham

We are devastated that Afsheen Chauhan has passed away at such a young age. Our love and prayers are with Zahid, their wonderful children, her parents, family and friends. She was an outstanding mum, a dear friend, and a warm Mayoress of Oldham supporting Zahid in his mayoral year. We will miss her greatly. MayContinue reading “Death of the Mayoress of Oldham”